The relation of body mass index to depressive symptoms

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Johnston, Elizabeth ^a   Johnson, Shanthi ^a   McLeod, Peter ^a   Johnston, Mark ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Valley Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2942706086     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403643     Document Type: Article

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